I am always content with what happens; for I know that what God chooses is better than what I choose.

Does a man reproach thee for being proud or ill-natured, envious or conceited, ignorant or detracting? Consider with thyself whether his reproaches are true. If they are not, consider that thou art not the person whom he reproaches, but that he reviles an imaginary being, and perhaps loves what thou really art, though he hates what thou appearest to be.

In the long run, every man will pay the penalty for this own misdeeds.

If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.

I am not eternity, but a man; a part of the whole, as an hour is of the day.

The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.

You become what you give your attention to...If you yourself don't choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will, and their motives may not be the highest.